Finger protector



June 3, 1930. I

G. E. M NAMARA FINGER PROTECTOR Filed Oct. 6, 1928 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented June 3, 1930 1,761,356

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GRACE E. MGNAMARA, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA FINGER PROTECTOR Application filed October 6, 1928. Serial No. 310,704.

This invention relates to improvements in It will be seen that for the exception of the finger tip protectors. strap 13 the upper portion of the thumb is The general object of the invention is to not covered and the apertures 17 provide provide an improved finger tip protector esventilation thereby preventing perspiration pecially adapted for use in sorting papers, when the device is used.

dealing cards etc, and which is especially The device may be made in various sizes shaped to fit the thumb or finger and is so to fit various sized thumbs and fingers.

constructed that it prevents excess perspira- My device is highly sanitary so that it is tion when in use. eflicient not only in manipulating objects but 10 Otherobjects andthe advantages of this also from the health standpoint.

invention will be apparent from the follow From the foregoing description it will be ing description taken in connection with the apparent that I have provided an improved accompanying drawings wherein: finger protector which is simple in construc- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved tion, cheap to manufacture and highly elfidevice showing it operatively positioned on cient in use.

a thumb. Having thus described my invention, 1

Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section claim: through the device. In a protector, a resilient rubber body por- Fig. .3 is a rear end view of the device. tion, said body portion including a lower Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the device and front portion shaped to engage the lower Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section front ortio of a finger from a point of the body portion of the device. adjacent to the underside of the finger Referring to the drawings by r fer n nail rearwardly. a lower rear portion adaptcharacters 1 have indicated my invention gened to engage the lower rear portion of the first orally at 10. As shown the protector device joint of the finger, an intermediate bottom includes a body portion 12 and a strap 13. portion between the portions, said rear pm It is preferably molded or cast of rubber or. tio being normally upwardly inclined from celluloid. The body portion 12 is formed to th i termediate bottom portion and means fit the under side of the thumb (or finger) t hold th protector on a finger. go and is adapted to extend over the end of the In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my thumb as indicated at 14.- to a point adjacent ignatur the under side of the thumb nail. The rear GRACE E. MQNAMARA. portion of the device as indicated at 15 is adapted to extend to a point just forward of the thumb joint so that it will not interfere with the flexing of the thumb.

The strap 13 is inclined forwardly with respect to the plane of the bottom 15 of the protector and is adapted to be positioned between the thumb nail and the thumb joint as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The outside of the body portion 12 is knurled as indicated at 16 and each section of the knurling is preferably pointed as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The body portion 12 is also preferably provided with a plurality of ventilating apertures 17 which are preferably of a frusto conical shape so that they provide a partial vacuum when pressed against a card or other object. 

